Jessica Sprinkel of Sponge Software, a platform that companies can use to measure revenue for specific campaigns based on marketing and analytics.

Carey Anne Nadeau of Open Data Nation, a D.C.-based startup focused on open datasets.

​In the end, Speirs and Nadeau emerged on top, securing their places in the final round of the $20K competition on Sept. 14. These ladies will be joined by Yulia Yanni of RealAtom and Meghan Buck of VEDA Data, the two semifinalists named in March.